Draft horse rescued from icy pond in Newburg

Crews from the Newburg-Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department — the primary responder — arrived on scene at 11:05 a.m. and found five or six draft horses standing on the ice with one that had fallen through.

Firefighters used rope to pull the horse out of the water and food to lure the remaining horses off the ice and onto land. They were on the scene until 11:17 a.m.

The horses were to be examined by a veterinarian after the incident.

Other fire departments that assisted were Pleasant Hall, Fayetteville, West End and Cumberland County technical rescue operation and animal rescue teams.

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